1,000 adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA in each geography. In each geography, adults were asked if they were familiar with the debt-ceiling agreement that Congress is expected to vote on and President Obama is expected to sign. Approximately 40% of adults in each geography were familiar with the legislation. Reaction follows:

A majority of Americans say the USA is winning the war on terror, in 9 separately but simultaneously conducted SurveyUSA polls — 1 nationwide and 8 regional - fielded 05/02/2011 after the death of Osama bin Laden was announced. 60% of Americans nationwide today say the USA is winning the war on terror, compared to […]

In an election for President of the United States in Florida today, absentee balloting underway and early voting about to begin, Republican John McCain edges Democrat Barack Obama 49% to 47%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WFLA-TV Tampa, WFOR-TV Miami, WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola, and WFTX-TV Cape Coral. The outcome is within the survey’s […]

By 5:1, Americans Say US Economy is Going to Get Worse; Majority Now Fear Their Bank Will Fail: Americans are split on whether their representative in Congress should vote ‘For’ or ‘Against’ an economic rescue plan, but Americans overwhelmingly believe the US economy is going to get worse, according to a SurveyUSA poll completed moments […]

24 hours after John McCain suspended his campaign for president and asked to postpone tomorrow’s (Friday 09/26/08) scheduled presidential debate, SurveyUSA today Thursday 09/25/08 conducted a 2nd nationwide survey, that tracked a number of questions from SurveyUSA’s 1st nationwide survey conducted Wednesday 09/24/08 immediately after McCain’s announcement. Key findings from nationwide 09/25/08 survey of 1,200 […]

15 hours after President Bush’s speech to the nation on the economy, 61% of adults in the Tampa area say they have no confidence in President Bush’s ability to lead the nation during these economic times.
Full results will air on Tampa’s WFLA-TV;  other highlights will appear here.

For the first time, a majority of Boston adults say they worry “a lot” that the United States is headed for an economic depression.
Full results of the poll will air on WBZ-TV in Boston today; we’ll have other top findings here throughout the afternoon.

60% of Boston-area adults say they agree with Joe Biden’s comments that wealthier Americans — those earning  more than $250,000 a year — would be doing the patriotic thing by paying more in taxes under an Obama administration. 35% disagree with Biden.  Majorities of men and women, young and old, and of those making more […]

Is the national economy currently in a recession? Is the economy headed for a recession? Or is the economy thriving?

 In Recession

Heading for One

Thriving

 Alabama

 50%

 36%

 10%

 California

 66%

 22%

 8%

 Iowa

 53%

 30%

 8%

 Kansas

 48%

 36%

 11%

 Kentucky

 54%

 35%

 11%

 Massachusetts

 66%

 28%

 4%

 Minnesota

 61%

 24%

 10%

 Missouri

 59%

 29%

 7%

 New Mexico

 53%

 35%

 8%

 New York

 63%

 28%

 6%

 Ohio

 61%

 29%

 6%

 Oregon

 66%

 24%

 5%

 Virginia

 51%

 35%

 9%

 Washington

 55%

 32%

 6%

 Wisconsin

 56%

 29%

 8%

Full results posted here.

As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Denver, a look at how each candidate is viewed and which candidate is better able to handle various issues, broken down by fifteen states.
Full results for each state available here.